2025 Stats
W-L
0-0
ERA
0.00
WHIP
0.75
K
3
SV
0
Rest-of-Season Projections
2025 Fantasy Outlook
Ashcraft is overshadowed within the Pirates' farm system by the likes of Bubba Chandler and even Thomas Harrington, but he's had a quick rise through the minors since undergoing Tommy John surgery in 2022. He's delivered strikeout rates of 29.6 and 25.8 percent in the last two seasons and maintained a particularly tidy 4.0 percent walk rate across 73 innings in 2024. Zooming out a bit, Ashcraft has an untraditional pitch mix for a starter, with his slider and curveball leading his arsenal. In contrast, his fastball is less well-regarded, which could cause issues in the majors when he faces hitters that have fewer issues handling velocity. Another major concern is Ashcraft's health. He lost nearly the entire second half of 2024 with forearm injuries, making only two starts after the calendar flipped to July. Monitoring his health will be key come February when he reports to spring training, though there isn't much standing in the way of his big-league debut given that he's already on the 40-man roster. Coming from an organization well regarded for its pitching development in recent seasons, Ashcraft has the chance to be a key late draft pick or FAAB addition. Read Past Outlooks

Three shutout innings in debut
Ashcraft allowed two hits and one walk while striking out one across three scoreless relief innings Monday against the Diamondbacks.
ANALYSIS
Ashcraft was promoted to the majors Monday and immediately made his debut working out of the bullpen. He pitched with the Pirates down by five but managed a scoreless outing and preserved the team's bullpen. Ashcraft may remain in a long-relief role for the time being, but as one of the organization's best prospects, he should have a chance to enter the rotation at some point during the summer.
Ashcraft was promoted to the majors Monday and immediately made his debut working out of the bullpen. He pitched with the Pirates down by five but managed a scoreless outing and preserved the team's bullpen. Ashcraft may remain in a long-relief role for the time being, but as one of the organization's best prospects, he should have a chance to enter the rotation at some point during the summer.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
32
Last 10 Games
32
Last 5 Games
32
How many pitches does Braxton Ashcraft generally throw?
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11-20
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91-100
101-110
111-120
121+
What part of the game does Braxton Ashcraft generally pitch?
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% Games Reaching Innings Threshold
% Games By Number of Innings Pitched
Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2023
-100%
BAA vs LHP
2025
-100%
BAA vs LHP
BAA | K | BB | H | HR | ||||
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Since 2023vs Left | .000 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
Since 2023vs Right | .250 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||
2025vs Left | .000 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
2025vs Right | .250 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||
2024vs Left | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
2024vs Right | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
2023vs Left | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
2023vs Right | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
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ERA | WHIP | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | |||||
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Since 2023Home | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
Since 2023Away | 0.00 | 0.75 | 4.0 | 6.8 | 2.3 | ||||
2025Home | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
2025Away | 0.00 | 0.75 | 4.0 | 6.8 | 2.3 | ||||
2024Home | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
2024Away | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
2023Home | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
2023Away | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
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Stat Review
How does Braxton Ashcraft compare to other relievers?
This section compares his stats with all relief pitcher seasons from the previous three seasons (minimum 30 innings)*. The bar represents the player's percentile rank. For example, if the bar is halfway across, then the player falls into the 50th percentile for that stat and it would be considered average.
* Exit Velocity, Barrels/BBE %, Balls Hit 95+ MPH %, and Spin Rate are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 30 IP). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
* Exit Velocity, Barrels/BBE %, Balls Hit 95+ MPH %, and Spin Rate are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 30 IP). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
K/BB
3.00K/9
6.8BB/9
2.3HR/9
0.0Fastball
96.9 mphERA
0.00WHIP
0.75BABIP
.195GB/FB
3.50Left On Base
100.0%Exit Velocity
79.5 mphBarrels/BBE
0.0%Spin Rate
2545 rpmBalls Hit 95+ MPH
9.1%Swinging Strike
7.7%Prospect Rankings History
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Officially promoted to majors
The Pirates recalled Ashcraft from Triple-A Indianapolis on Monday, Noah Hiles of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports.
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Could be called up Monday
Ashcraft is expected to join the Pirates' taxi squad in Arizona and could be recalled from Triple-A Indianapolis ahead of Monday's series opener versus the Diamondbacks, Alex Stumpf of MLB.com reports.
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Removed from big-league camp
The Pirates optioned Ashcraft to Triple-A Indianapolis on Tuesday.
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Facing hitters in camp
Ashcraft (forearm) threw a live batting practice session Monday, Noah Hiles of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports.
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Back on IL with forearm injury
Triple-A Indianapolis placed Ashcraft on its 7-day injured list Saturday due to a right forearm injury, MLB.com reports.
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